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(Carboniferous) to Early Asselian (Permian) Non-Ammonoid Cephalopods from the Taishaku Limestone Group, Southwest Japan Paleontological Research, vol. 1, no. 1, pp.47-54, 3 Figs., April 3D, 1997 © by the Palaeontological Society of Japan 4. Late Gzhelian (Carboniferous) to early Asselian (Permian) non-ammonoid cephalopods from the Taishaku Limestone Group, Southwest Japan SHWI NIKO and TOMOWO OZAWA Department of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, 739 Japan Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-01 Japan Received 6 June 1996; Revised manuscript accepted 21 December 1997 Abstract The non-ammonoid cephalopod fauna described here was collected from the upper Gzhelian­ lower Asselian (Upper Carboniferous to Lower Permian) hydrozoan-algal buildups in the Taishaku Lime­ stone Group, Southwest Japan. The fauna consists of four orthocerids: Michelinoceras? sp., Bogoslovs­ kya miharanoroensis sp. nov., Geisonocerina? sp., Lopingoceras hayasakai sp. nov.; two nautilids: Parachouteauoceras bingoense gen. et sp. nov., Parachouteauoceras? sp.; and a bactritid: Bactrites sp. Parachouteauoceras is most similar to Chouteauoceras, but unlike the latter has a lobated aperture. The occurrence of Bogoslovskya miharanoroensis represents one of the latest records of the genus in the world. This fauna is important because it adds some new data to a poorly known Late Carboniferous­ Early Permian non-ammonoid cephalopod fauna. Key words: Asselian, Bactritida, Gzhelian, Nautilida, Orthocerida, Taishaku Limestone Group Introduction Permian greenstone-limestone sequence occurring in the Akiyoshi Terrane in the Inner Zone of Southwest Japan. The non-ammonoid cephalopods of the Taishaku Lime­ Hase et al. (1974) conducted a detailed facies analysis of the stone Group, Southwest Japan, were first noticed by Hayasa­ Taishaku Limestone Group and interpreted that it was for­ ka and Nishikawa (1963) who reported the orthocerid species med as a table reef complex on the submarine volcanic Orthoceras cf. adrianense Gemmellaro in an oral presentation mound. In Miharanoro, Hiba-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture (Koizumi, 1975). Of the fauna, only three specimens were (Figure 1), Upper Carboniferous to Lower Permian hydrozoan­ kept back for future examination. Recent studies, as de­ algal reef complexes are well developed, forming a reef core scribed by Niko et aI. (1993), show that the specimens are facies in the Taishaku Limestone Group. The Upper Car­ referable to a bactritid and represent a new species, Aktas­ boniferous to Lower Permian sequence of the Taishaku tioceras nishikawai. An additional seven species belonging Limestone Group in Miharanoro is divided into the following to the Orthocerida, Nautilida and Bactritida are described six fusulinacean zones (Ozawa and Hirakawa, MS): in and figured herein from the upper Gzhelian to lower Asselian ascending order, these are the Triticites ozawai-Carbono­ part of the Taishaku Limestone Group. This report adds schwagerina morikawai Zone, Triticites contractus Zone, some new data to a poorly known non-ammonoid ce­ Pseudoschwagerina muongthensis Zone, Pseudoschwage­ phalopod fauna in the vicinity of the Carboniferous-Permian rina miharanoensis Zone, Pseudofusulina vulgaris Zone, and boundary, and will provide a basis for future biostratigraphic Pseudofusulina kraffti Zone. The stratigraphic horizon of and paleobiogeographic studies. Aktastioceras nishikawai belongs to the Pseudoschwagerina All specimens used for the study are housed in the miharanoensis Zone, indicating a late Asselian age. On the paleontological collections of the Department of Earth and other hand, fossil localities of the present non-ammonoid Planetary Sciences, Nagoya University (ESN). cephalopods are in the Triticites contractus Zone, which coincides with the Carbonoschwagerina minatoi-Daixina cf. Geologic setting and occurrence robusta Zone (upper Gzhelian) and the Sphaeroschwagerina fusiforrnis Zone (lower Asselian) of the Akiyoshi Limestone The Taishaku Limestone Group, located in the northeast­ Group (Ozawa and Kobayashi, 1990). ern part of Hiroshima Prefecture, is a thick Carboniferous to The cephalopods described herein were collected by the 48 Shuji Niko and Tomowo Ozawa Michelinoceras? sp. Figures 2-14-16 Description.-Smooth-surfaced orthocones with gradual shell expansion, circular cross section; largest specimen (ESN 2593) of phragmocone 3.9 mm in adoral diameter; sutures straight, transverse; siphuncle central, composed of orthochoanitic necks and cylindrical connecting rings. Discussion.-This description is based on three poorly preserved phragmocones of probably immature portions. Judging from the siphuncular structure, they may represent a species of Michelinoceras. However, there is no denying the possibility that the specimens are apical shells of as­ sociated Geisonocerina ? sp. (this report) until better material is recovered. Material and QCCurrence.-ESN 2593-2595 from Locality 1. Genus Bogoslovskya Zhuravleva, 1978 Type species.-Bogoslovskya perspicua Zhuravleva, 1978. Bogoslovskya miharanoroensis sp. nov. Figures 2-1-9 Diagnosis.-Species of relatively large Bogoslovskya with distant, very narrow ribs; cameral ratio approximately 3-4; siphuncular position midway between center and margin in Figure 1. Part of topographic map "Tojo", 1: 25,000 adoral shell. quadrangle of Geographical Survey Institute, showing fossil Description.-Shells relatively large for genus, orthoconic localities in Miharanoro, Hiroshima Prefecture. with circular cross section, largest specimen (ESN 2590) of phragmocone reaches approximately 25 mm in diameter; angle of shell expansion moderate, 4-5 degrees; surface junior author from bioclastic limestones in channellike ornamentation consists of distant, very narrow ribs, weakly depressions of the Triticites contractus Zone. In the chan­ sinuate, slightly toward aperture on antisiphuncular side, rib nel-fill sediments, they occurred along with ammonoids, index (number of ribs per length of corresponding shell gastropods, pelecypods, brachiopods, and foraminifers. diameter) 13-17, interribs space flat, smooth; septa moder­ ately deep forming straight, transverse sutures; cameral Systematic paleontology length short for genus, cameral ratio (diameter/length) 3.2- 4.1 ; siphuncle very narrow, maximum external diameter of Class Cephalopoda Cuvier, 1797 septal neck/shell diameter 0.03 in holotype, siphuncular Subclass Nautiloidea Agassiz, 1847 position submarginal, but shifts midway between center and Order Orthocerida Kuhn, 1940 margin in adoral shell, minimum distance of siphuncular axis Superfamily Orthocerataceae M'Coy, 1844 from shell surface per shell diameter in dorsoventral section Family Orthoceratidae M'Coy, 1844 0.19 in immature shell (9.5 mm in diameter) of paratype (ESN Subfamily Michelinoceratinae Flower, 1945 2589), increases to 0.26 adorally (20 mm in diameter); length Genus Michelinoceras Foerste, 1932 of septal necks moderately long for genus, approximately 1.8 mm at shell diameter of 21 mm, gently tapering ortho­ Type species.-Orthoceras michelini Barrande, 1866. choanitic with weak auxiliary deposits in funnel-shaped septal foramen; connecting rings not preserved; no camer- Figure 2. 1-9. 8ogoslovskya miharanoroensis sp. nov., 1-4: holotype, ESN 2586, 1, side view of siphuncular side, x2, 2, lateral view, siphuncular side on right, x 2, 3, septal view of apical end, x 2, 4, dorsoventral polished section, arrow indicates siphuncular position, x 3, 5, 6: paratype, ESN 2587, 5, lateral view, siphuncular side on left, x 2, 6, dorsoventral thin section, details of siphuncular structure, note auxiliary deposits, x 10, 7: paratype, ESN 2589, septal view of apical end, x 2, 8: paratype, ESN 2591, lateral view, siphuncular side on right, x 2, 9: paratype, ESN 2590, lateral view, siphuncular side on left, x2. 10-13. Geisonocerina? sp., 10-12: ESN 2596, 10, side view, x2, 11, septal view, x2, 12, longitudinal polished section, x3, 13: ESN 2597, side view, x2. 14-16. Michelinoceras? sp., ESN 2593, 14: side view, X4, 15: septal view of apical end, x 4, 16: longitudinal thin section, x 4. Gzhelian- Asselian cephalopods from Taishaku 49 1 14 16 15 50 Shuji Niko and Tomowo Ozawa al deposits detected. Lopingoceras hayasakai sp. nov. Discussion.-The possession of surface ribs of Bogos/ov­ Figures 3-1-7 skya miharanoroensis sp. nov. clearly distinguishes it from all other known species of the genus. The range of Bogos/ov­ Diagnosis.-Annulated orthocones with conspicuous sur­ skya was previously restricted to the Middle to Late Devonian face lirae, annulations have subangular profile; cameral of the Urals (Zhuravleva, 1978) and the Middle Carboniferous deposits episeptal-mural, hyposeptal; endosiphuncular of the Akiyoshi Limestone Group (Niko et aI., 1995). Thus, deposits form continuous lining. this late Gzhelian to early Asselian species represents the Description.-Annulated orthocones with gradual shell youngest record of the genus. expansion, angle approximately 3-4 degrees; cross section Etymo/ogy.-The specific name is derived from the type of shell circular; largest specimen (ESN 2600) of phrag­ locality name Miharanoro. mocone reaches approximately 10 mm (reconstructed) in Material and occurrence.-Holotype, ESN 2586, incomplete diameter; annulations relatively low, subangular profile in phragmocone, 22.5 mm in length; five paratypes, ESN longitudinal section, bearing weak lateral sinus; annulations 2587-2591, incomplete phragmocones, are surely, and a and interspaces of annulations ornamented by conspicuous
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